Akayed Ullah

Akayed Ullah (25 March 1990-) was a Bangladeshi Islamic State sympathizer who was responsible for an attempting suicide bombing in New York City on 11 December 2017.

Biography
Akayed Ullah was born in Bangladesh on 25 March 1990, and he emigrated to the United States in 2010. He lived in Brooklyn, New York City for several years, and he became a radical Islamist and an Islamic State sympathizer. On 11 December 2017, he wore a suit with wires carrying a pipe bomb and battery pack, and he attempted to bomb the New York City Subway. However, he inadvertently detonated the bomb too early at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, and he caused minor injuries to three other people. Ullah suffered burn injuries, and he was taken into NYPD custody.